• The end of the Leyland saga must be greeted with a great deal of sadness, tinged with not a little relief. It marks the end...

• After months of speculation, intrigue and political infighting, Leyland Trucks and Freight Rover have finally been sold off...

• The merger between Leyland and Daf, which produces its own heavy truck engines, has already caused a stir among Leyland...

• Leyland's unions say they are "disgusted" and "dismayed" at the Daf deal. "The Government has not merged, or even sold...

Ili As C'onnvercial Motor closed for press this week Leyland confirmed that managers at the doomed Scaininell plant are trying...

• Dealers from both sides of the Leyland Daf organisation have welcomed the formation of a joint company: "it will be stronger...

• This week the National Freight Consortium's youngest distribution company, Newsflow, took to the road delivering Robert...

• Ford and Boalloy have won Design Council recognition in the Motor Industry section of the 1987 British Design Awards....

• A 40% increase in the allocation of EEC multilateral permits this year is now "almost guaranteed" according to Belgian...

• As recently as 18 months ago, Daf chairman Aart van der Padt made it clear that he saw no future in his company owning...

• Leyland's TX450 technology demonstrator — unveiled at last year's motor show in Birmingham — is now a running vehicle, writes...

• Type approval has been granted for a conversion of the G170 rigid chassis, by Chassis Developments, which adds a lightweight...

• In its third new body launch of 1987, Pannell Engineering of Andover has produced an extra-heavy-duty allsteel body for...

• Last year the Cummins Engine Company held its number one position as the leading engine manufacturer in the 29 tonne-plus...

• Driver's hours and tachograph offences have led to fines and costs totalling 21,415 being imposed on seven drivers employed...

• North Eastern Deputy Licensing Authority Norman Moody has renewed the licence held by Frederic Handley, trading as Al Plant...

• Many local residents have made environmental objections to Pickfords Removals operations at Eastbourne, Worthing and...

• Bees Security Distribution is going into truck rental and is launching several new services, including a home delivery...

IS Sealink is to relaunch its Channel crossing service from Portsmouth to Cherbourg to run from April 15 to September 28. This...

up by other truck manufacturers — and several other similar • deals seem imminent. So far three have been recruited by Iveco...

• Hauliers are showing a growing interest in computers for cost management purposes according to Allied Aims, which has won...

• The planned closure of the Leyland Engine Plant (see pages 4 and 5) will affect the newly-independent Leyland Bus. The TL11...

Ten of the 23-seater minibuses will run a frequent service in the Solihull area of Birmingham, where it is hoped they will...

• The Department of Transport is expected to publish its plans for speed limiters on coaches in April — and it seems likely to...

• Transport minister David Mitchell is still considering the appropriate form of inquiry into a new London Coach Terminal —...

number of checks in annual PSV tests may be cut, to exclude checks on comfort and convenience. The change should help...

Dodge '50' Series minibuses with bodywork by Walter Alexander. The 25seater buses feature soft trim and triple route display....

FERRYMASTERS Ferrymasters' French Division intends to continue its diversification into specialised services during 1987. One...

CLOSED PARKS Truck drivers using the motorways through Bavaria are warned that several of the smaller car parks at motorway...

PIGGY BACK The Italian railway plans to introduce a piggy-back road-rail system for trucks in the near future, over long hauls...

one of its leading European customers buying around 700 trucks in 1986, twice as many as in 1985. Scania buses are popular in...

HGV SAFETY Higher technical standards and measures to reduce driver fatigue would help improve the safety record of heavy goods...

A new Shell dery and petrol filling station has been opened near Mosonmagyarovar in western Hungary on the M-1 near the...

Experiments in the USSR on improving the economics of long-distance vehicle operations have shown that a methane-diesel...

To reinforce its North American presence, New Yorkbased Alltransport, a subsidiary of DaNzas, of Basle, Switzerland, has...

the US haulage industry has faded, now that some of the major companies are beginning to squeeze out the competition. Around...

Until his retirement last year, Harrop was Second Permanent Secretary in the Department of the Environment. He entered the...

BLOXSOME Trowbridge-based tachograph specialist Infotach has appointed a former Department of Transport officer to the board of...

service manager for Leyland Trucks. He will oversee after-sales support for major accounts, reporting to national sales and...

EDWARDS David Edwards has been promoted to run vehicle operations at BRS Midlands' Birmingham branch. He was previously...

freight forwarder Thomas Meadows' Greenwich depot. He will be responsible for customer service in Essex.

operations manager of the Gateshead NBC subsidiary GoAhead Northern. He has been with the NBC since 1977, and succeeds Alan...

manager for Carrymaster. He will be working with three new regional sales managers: Jim Sherry (Scotland), John Soffe...

designer and manufacturer of automatic vehicle washing systems.

Group acquired a light commercial Mercedes-Benz franchise: now that has been expanded to incorporate the full M-B truck and van...

CRASH SALVAGE • Motor salvage specialist Holding & Barnes can retrieve damaged CVs from anywhere in Britain and transport them...

LOOK — NO HANDS • Ericsson Information Systems has developed a vehicle telephone transceiver which features hand-free use and...

Al CLOSED IN NOT'TS • Sections of the Al between Markham Moor and Twyford Bridge are to be closed for carriageway...

Tunnel is to be closed at weekends for maintenance work. Until the end of March it will be closed from lOpm Friday to Sam...

Norfolk Line is an international haulier with a difference: as well as a fleet of 2,000 trailers and 600 tractor units, it also...

Will the Channel tunnel swallow Britain's road transport industry — or will it be a blessing in disguise? • Recent ructions in...

Plane Trucking takes air cargo by road to every one of Europe's leading international airports. It knows how to thrive and...

MAN has invested £90 million on a new chasiss, cab and suspension package for its F90 range. If the price is right it should be...

II The boom-box to end all boom-boxes was unveiled last week in Capital Radio's dockland studios in London. The Outside...

Just when I thought I'd seen everything in up-to-date, aerodynamic mini-bus designs, Talbot goes and springs a surprise like...

• Thank you for publishing the article on the subject of permits in your issue of February 7. We applied in November for an...

week for the last two years I feel it is time for me to write to you with a problem which I am sure concerns hundreds of...

• Since it pays to publicise, let's talk about ourselves for a bit. Our own quality circle, Workshop's turbo reader reply...

colours...' • Market leader in windscreen replacement National Windscreens is launching a 24hour door glass replacement...

• safety standards are needed urgently for car scissor jacks, ramps and axle stands, says the Automobile Association. At...

• Lucas is looking for a maximum of 1,000 parts and accessory retailers in automotive parts to participate in its new franchise...

• The paints interests of the Ault & Wiborg Group have been acquired by the giant West German-based chemical group Hoechst....

tail-lifts, has appointed CRC Corntec Ltd, of Glaisdale Drive West, Bilborough, Nottingham, as official service spares and...

• Traditional aluminium oxide coatings on fibre grinding discs are a thing of the past, according to 3M Automotive Trades,...

• Walker Air Conditioning has launched a new oil absorbent, Oclansorb, consisting of specially processed peat fibres, on the UK...

• From Gates Europe UK comes tubing with an inside diameter of 3.2mm, suitable as windshield or headlight washer hose. The...

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Souriau's new timing light. • A new timing light, the 1050, has been added to Souriau's range of engine diagnostic equipment;...

• Winster's Hose's range of petrol pump hose is now suitable for use with the lead free petrol available in the UK. It is...

• Link Professional claims that its Heka brake and track test unit is perhaps the most sophisticated — and at the same time the...

• Hi-Tech's range of catalytic cab heaters, the Hotspur 500 watt and Hotspur 1000 watt are now also available in mobile mode....

• DeVilbiss says its Spot Pot brings to an end to the days of wasting material with suction feed spray equipment when doing...

• Lucas Electrical is relaunching a rationalised range of accessory instrumentation, adapted for most vehicles on the UK market...

• Lucas CAV has introduced a new range of aftermarket turbocharger products to service leading makes including Holset, Garrett...

fleet engineer is the first prizewinner in our monthly turbo readers' inquily draw. He is Laurence Hodson, based at Junction...

• Under the voluntary code of practice monitored by the Department of Transport, vehicle manufacturers inform the DTp of any...

Model: Metroliner 2 deck. Identification and build dates: Chassis numbers various on all Metroliners up to June 1986. Defect:...

Escalating service charges in the franchised networks have stimulated entrepreneurs to set up new repair businesses. Alan...

/ Gulf Oil (Great Britain) has produced a family of lubricants which, it claims, for the first time gives both fuel efficiency...

Transtech gear oil and Sovereign grease. Before, fuel efficiency demanded reduced viscosity, which reduced protection. The...

• Sempol Surfaces' anti-slip F 100 epoxy resin flooring system has been applied to the floor of the British Gas transport depot...

/ KITCO, supplier to industry and commerce in kit form, has introduced a new, refillable heat-shrink tubing kit, supplied in an...

Own - unit repairs now amount to 7CM of Driveline's work and customers are encouraged to watch their units being stripped • In...

Too few facilities for stretching and refurbishing tanks led LPG Transport, backed by £400,000 investment from parent company...

Experience shows that there are elements of both good and bad workshop practice in all aspects of bearings maintenance • At...

a Volvo in this series, one operator saying he would like it included "because it's a very techAical sort of truck, if you know...

A discussion between the service manager of NTS and Alcoa's marketing manager, on forged aluminium wheels and tyres in general,...